Why aren’t middle finger, thumb and thumb the same?
Source: Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold
Example:
Despite the fancy appearance, this was just a switch designed for maximum speed. What is the best and easiest way to use the key for long periods of time? If you hold the key down for a short period of time, you will get a morse code dot. In C:D key f16, while holding it down longer, produced a Morse Code dash.
Why there does no definite article before thumb? What are some of the different ways to think a sentence would have been different on paper? Would it be grammatically right or just constitute a bad writing style?
Why is my daughter mad me every year?
What is an enumeration? Without article it is a short compact formula and no less understandable.
When giving instructions or expositions of a practice or procedure, it is quite common to drop articles before objects and items universally recognized in the domain in
question: Lay the tar-paper between sheathing and shingle.
How far is its cuff from her armpit?
When did you first get your paper or paper?
